The Broader Impacts Toolbox
Science and Social Networking

Making Friends

Social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace are becoming popular with universities and labs. In an editorial in The Scientist, Richard Gallagher argues that scientists ought to be increasing science's presence in these communities.

Writer Wanted!

If you can share your experience about social networking by writing a short piece that explains the basics, please e-mail diandra2(at)unl.edu and put "Broader Impacts Toolbox" in the subject line so that it doesn't get stuck in the spam filter. Short quotes with helpful advice are also welcome. All contributions will be credited to their authors.